The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
While Lady Christabel Beauclark, a bird fancier, is scurrying about demanding certain territorial rights for British birds from other countries, Her Ladyship's niece is falling in love with the family butler, Tom Gilbey. The birds are forgotten when war breaks out, and Gilbey now finds himself in love with the niece whose love was previously unrequited. Written by Les Adams
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Harold FrenchDirector
- Terence RattiganWriter
- Anatole de GrunwaldWriter
Cast
- Michael WildingTom Gilbey
- Penelope Dudley-WardJoan Heseltine
- Lilli PalmerBrigid Knudsen
- Claude DauphinFrançois de Freycinet
- Albert LievenFelix Dembowski
- Peggy CumminsBobbie Heseltine
- Margaret RutherfordLady Christabel Beauclerk
- Martin MillerSchmidt
- Paul DemelM. Saladoff
- Beryl MeasorMiss Faljambe
- Guy MiddletonCaptain Standish
- Roland CulverSir Cosmo Brandon
Stills
Themes
butlerromance